CHE-735 Homework 2 Abduslam Sharif

Crude oil essay page 409, Petroleum Refining & Economics:

1. Correct ted temperatures to 760 mmHg, and loss volume correction:

Corrected Data for 760

Reported Data
mmHg and vol. loss
P, mm Sp.gr@ Corrected Corrected
Fraction # Cut T (oF) V% sum V%
Hg 60/60 (oF) T (oF) V%
Initial drop 743 86 87.2 0.8
1 743 122 0.5 0.5 0.670 123.3 1.3
2 743 167 1.2 1.7 0.675 168.3 2.5
3 743 212 1.6 3.3 0.722 213.4 4.1
4 743 257 2.7 6.0 0.748 258.5 6.8
5 743 302 3.1 9.1 0.765 303.5 9.9
6 743 347 3.9 13.0 0.778 348.6 13.8
7 743 392 4.7 17.7 0.789 393.7 18.5
8 743 437 5.7 23.4 0.801 438.7 24.2
9 743 482 8.0 31.4 0.814 483.8 32.2
10 743 527 10.7 42.1 0.825 528.8 42.9
11 40 392 5.0 47.1 0.845 584.0 47.9
12 40 437 10.0 57.1 0.854 635.0 57.9
13 40 482 7.8 64.9 0.863 685.5 65.7
14 40 527 7.0 71.9 0.874 735.7 72.7
15 40 572 6.5 78.4 0.889 785.4 79.2
Residuum 20.8 99.2 0.931 - 100.0
Total 99.2
Loss 0.8
Reported
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2. Construct a table of cumulative amount vs. temperature.

The data obtained from Excel using the functions NORMSINV for normal distribution, and
interpolation of the values.

Fraction # Corrected T (oF) Cumulative V% Normal Distribution

Initial drop 87.2 0.8 -2.4
1 123.3 1.3 -2.2
2 168.3 2.5 -2.0
3 213.4 4.1 -1.7
4 258.5 6.8 -1.5
5 303.5 9.9 -1.3
6 348.6 13.8 -1.1
7 393.7 18.5 -0.9
8 438.7 24.2 -0.7
9 483.8 32.2 -0.5
10 528.8 42.9 -0.2
11 584.0 47.9 -0.1
12 635.0 57.9 0.2
13 685.5 65.7 0.4
14 735.7 72.7 0.6
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15 785.4 79.2 0.8

Residuum - 100.0 -

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3. Find the temperatures corresponding to the specified volumes.

The data can be found either by interpolation or directly from the TBP curve.

Cumulative V% Corrected T (oF) Normal Distribution

5 228.4 -1.6
10 304.7 -1.3
30 471.4 -0.5
50 594.7 0.0
70 716.3 0.5
90 895 1.3
95 985 1.6

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4. Find the equivalent volumes for the following cuts.

The IBPs of the light components were obtained from the specified tables.
The volume of the specified cuts can be determined by using the TBP curve.

Component IBP (oF) EP (oF) Cumulative V% Cut V%

Ethane -127.5 -126.7 0.0 0.0
Propane -43.8 -43.0 0.1 0.1
Butanes 31.1 31.9 0.4 0.3
Pentanes 96.9 97.7 0.9 0.6
SRG C5+ 180 2.9 1.9
Heavy Naphtha 180 350 13.9 11.1
Distillate 350 400 19.2 5.3
AGO 400 650 60.3 41.0
LVGO 650 850 86.1 25.9
HVGO 850 1050 97.3 11.2
Vacuum Resid. 1050+ 100 2.7
Total - - - 100.0
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Problem p.409: TBP vs. volume percent distilled.

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TBP, oF

TBP
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0
0 20 40 60 80 100

Percent Distilled, V%

The curve was obtained by interpolating the data and using NORMSINV function in Excel.

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